St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-17
MINNEAPOLIS SPORTS.
Arrival in the Flour City of Lord High
Executioner John L. Sullivan
and Suite.
Cannot be induced to Face the
Champion.
Notes on Local Sporting EVENTS Bits
OF Gossip On the Past and
Future.

OF Gossip On the Past and
Future.
John L. Sullivan and his combination
arrived early yesterday morning, and the
Nicollet house rotunda was filled all day
long with people anxious to see the
champion. The inquiry, Where's Sui
iyan?' was so frequently made that the
clerk got to ringing his call-bell for chest
nut gong. Sullivan, however, stayed in
his room until after supper. when he
strolled down stairs and leaned care
lessly against the counter. He appeared
to be in good condition, although his face
showed that he had suffered for the want
of shave by the. Sunday closing of the
barber shops. He was dressed in a Prince
Albert coat, wore a Derby hat and had the
general appearance Of a man of the world
who would like to be let alone. He was
instantly surrounded by q crowd Of men,
some OF whom craned their neckS so their
faces almost touched him, while they
gawkeG at him with wide open mouths as if
he was some rare curio. He paid no attention
tothis. however, but listened to a funny
story Pat Sheedy was telling without a
smile
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GLOBE reporter. .
Don't know anything about him." an
swered john in q sub-cellar bass. Il never
saw him spar-suppose he's Il pretty good
man from what they say. I'll. do with him
what do with the rest of em-knOck him out
as soon l can. 1 don't know anything about
Kiilen. Ask Sheedy." ........-
'KiIlen has certainly shown the white
feather" said Sheedy. Hes acting ike il
Cur. When we cGme here on our way TO
has Tolo
for a fourround meeting in January, the
date of when was to fix. He has broken
this agreement repeatedly by meeting other
men. 1t would have been a good deal better
for his reputation if he had kept his word,
for you see how he did himself up IN St.
Paul with Bradburu. [ was to give him
20 per cent. of the receipts, but it seems
he has got the big head and wants more. 1
have offered to give him $1,000 if he stays
four rounds, to give him ) per ceut. of the
gate receipts for each round he stays, so he
would get 80 per cent. if he stands six
rounds Now if he means business about
facing John, he couldn't ask for any better
terms, could he? But he writes. me to-day
that his manager, Billy Jackson, of Duluth,
will be here in q few. days to arrange mat
ters Bah. he don't want to face Sullivan;
he's afraid of him. .-....... ..-.
Cardiff stopped training Friday and is TAX
ing a rest. He has got his weight down to $50
pounds, and is in splendid condition. 'All
have to say" he remarked last night lis that
] am going to do the best l can. l am not
going TO sprint, either, but hope to keep out
of the way of SullfvauS 'sOckers.' l hope to
make a good showing. aud expect to stay
OGNTERS FOR CARDIFF.
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There have been many ESSAYS and books
written about how to box and the modus op-
erandi of pugilists, but John L. Sullivan up
sets one-half of the arguments of these theo-
ries, as will be seen by the following:
The essentials of Il thoroughly good fighter
are pluck, Skill endurance and q good head
on his shoulders. a man fights with his head
almost as much as he does with his fist. He
must KNOW where to send his blows so they
may do the most good. He must economic
his strength, and not score hit just for the
sake of scoring it.
Il endeavor,' said Sullivan, Ito hit my
man above the heart, or under the chin, Or
behind the ear. A wears out pretty
soon If one can keep hammering away i'll the
region of the heart; blow under the chin or
behind the ear will knock out man quicker
than hundred blows on the cheek or any
other portion of the face. Now the Marine
has scar on his left cheek which he received
in his fight with Dempsey, and which he will
carry to his grave. He told me that DeInp-
sey kept hammering away at that spot. If
Dempsey were n long-headed fighter he would
not have wasted his time ana strength in get
that he is deficient in generalshp."
II can tell pretty well when my man is Civ
ing in said the pugilist Il watch his
eyes, and know at ouce when the punish
mentis beginning to tell on him. And when
/ talk to a man before l stand up before him
at all can make up my mind whether he is a
fighter or not. There is more intelligence re-
quired in this business than outsiders give US
credit for
Il do not train" said the pugist emphati-
II -,-;+,
ity in training. ] lie in. bed. until 10 Of clock
in the morning, read all the. papers smoke a
Cigar, take cup of black coffee then get up
and have my bath and. breakfast. Now,
when meet man thai. l think is going to
give me some trouble, l will. train, but have
not met thai man VET he. added .decisiyely.
SCRAPS OF SPORT.
Jimmy Faulkner has challenged Ross to
wrestle, catch-as-catch-can.f for one hour, dur
ing which time Ross has claimed that he
could throw Faulkner three times. The
match is to be for $500 a side and will take
place at Cincinnati The Jap is also anxious
to meet Ross again.
Mervine Thompson. who was knocked out
by Billy Wilson with one blow, is said to have
been matched by Duncan Ross against Jake
Kilrain, of Baltimore. Mervine is now MAX
ing q horse-pulling tour in Pennsylvania
roller Kinks.
The rink which the Thistle Curling club
will send to compete in the match at Mwau-
kee Thursday and Friday for tue champion
ship, consists of Thomas Hastings, skip;
Messrs. Lindsey Webb, John Patten. Robert
Brooks.
Considering that none of the riders had
trained systematically, Il very good showing
was made in The ten-hour amateur bicycle
race at the Washington rink Saturday night.
L. a. Savage CoEered l43 miles and six laps
without leaving his wheel.
The stage at the Washington rink, upon
which Sullivan ana Cardiff will face each
other will be located 1T the further end of
the rink, so as to give the purchasers of re-
served seats show for their money.
a spectator of the Mellin-Fahey meeting
says that Melln, when lying apparently
senseless on the stage, winked his left optic
at a friend in the wings. He doubts for this
reason that Mellin was knocked out
An offer has been made to back Jimmy
Carroll, now with the Sullivan combination,
against the st. Joe Kid for $1,000 d side.
George Morgan defeated his brother, Lem,
in a twO-mie roller-skating race at the Casino
rink Saturday night.
No match has been made between Jerry
Murphy and Charles Webber-all reports to
the contrary.
A LABOEEEEx'S APPEAL
To the Voters of tt,e Eighth Wisc0n-